Table 21. Tennessee Summary
Pest acres infested acres treated # insect appls Cost of 1 applic cost/ acre %red Bales lost
Boll weevil 585200 558187 4.279 $7.00 $29.96 4.387 53087
Bollworm/budworm 582,000 251,860 0.598 $11.72 $7.00 1.576 19067
Pink Bollworm 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cotton Fleahopper 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Lygus 594,000 344,520 0.881 $6.16 $5.43 2.077 25137
Cotton Leafperforator 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Spider Mites 280,896 84,269 0.281 $11.77 $3.31 0.338 4096
Thrips, early season 540,000 108,000 0.216 $5.45 $1.18 0.604 7307
Beet Armyworm 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Fall Armyworm 30,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
European Corn Borer 42,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Stink Bugs 540,000 149,670 0.249 $8.50 $2.12 0.511 6186
Grasshoppers 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Salt-marsh Caterpillars 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Aphids 420,000 121,170 0.202 $10.40 $2.10 0.470 5683
Bandedwinged Whitefly 150,000 10,000 0.017 $9.00 $0.15 0.026 312
Silverleaf Whitefly 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Soybean Loopers 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cabbage Loopers 5,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Western Flower Thrips 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cutworms 15,000 10,000 0.017 $5.50 $0.09 0.001 10
               
Percent Lost 9.99   Est. yield/acre 476     Cost/ Acre
            Foliar insecticide $51.33
Total Acres 600,000   Spray applications 6.740   At planting $7.80
            Bt use fees $15.60
      Cost + loss $85,487,010   Eradication $4.12
Total Bales lost 120,885         Scouting $5.60
Bales lost in dollars $34,814,789   Cost + loss/acre $142.48   Total $84.45

 

 

Table 21a. Tennessee Bt Cotton Summary
Pest acres infested acres treated # insect appls Cost of 1 applic cost/ acre %red Bales lost
Boll weevil 396120 380452 4.487 $7.00 $31.41 4.195 32992
Bollworm/budworm 378,300 88,900 0.251 $10.78 $2.70 0.805 6332
Pink Bollworm 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cotton Fleahopper 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Lygus 401,400 232,812 0.955 $6.16 $5.88 2.470 19428
Cotton Leafperforator 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Spider Mites 182,582 54,775 0.281 $11.77 $3.31 0.338 2662
Thrips, early season 351,000 70,200 0.216 $5.45 $1.18 0.604 4750
Beet Armyworm 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Fall Armyworm 19,500 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
European Corn Borer 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Stink Bugs 369,000 129,150 0.331 $8.50 $2.81 0.537 4227
Grasshoppers 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Salt-marsh Caterpillars 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Aphids 297,000 103,950 0.267 $10.40 $2.77 0.511 4019
Bandedwinged Whitefly 97,500 6,000 0.015 $9.00 $0.14 0.026 203
Silverleaf Whitefly 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Soybean Loopers 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cabbage Loopers 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Western Flower Thrips 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cutworms 9,750 6,500 0.017 $5.50 $0.09 0.001 5
               
Percent Lost 9.49   Est. yield/acre 490     Cost/ Acre
            Foliar insecticide $50.30
Total Acres 390,000   Spray applications 6.820   At planting $7.80
            Bt use fees $24.00
      Cost + loss $57,894,169   Eradication $5.65
Total Bales lost 74,617         Scouting $5.60
Bales lost in dollars $21,489,727   Cost + loss/acre $148.45   Total $93.34

 

 

Table 21b. Tennessee Conventional Cotton Summary
Pest acres infested acres treated # insect appls Cost of 1 applic cost/ acre %red Bales lost
Boll weevil 189080 177735 3.893 $7.00 $27.25 4.745 20095
Bollworm/budworm 203,700 162,960 1.242 $12.07 $14.99 3.007 12735
Pink Bollworm 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cotton Fleahopper 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Lygus 192,600 111,708 0.745 $6.16 $4.59 1.348 5710
Cotton Leafperforator 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Spider Mites 98,314 29,494 0.281 $11.77 $3.31 0.338 1433
Thrips, early season 189,000 37,800 0.216 $5.45 $1.18 0.604 2558
Beet Armyworm 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Fall Armyworm 10,500 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
European Corn Borer 42,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Stink Bugs 171,000 20,520 0.098 $8.50 $0.83 0.463 1959
Grasshoppers 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Salt-marsh Caterpillars 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Aphids 123,000 17,220 0.082 $10.40 $0.85 0.393 1664
Bandedwinged Whitefly 52,500 4,000 0.019 $9.00 $0.17 0.026 109
Silverleaf Whitefly 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Soybean Loopers 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cabbage Loopers 5,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Western Flower Thrips 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cutworms 5,250 3,500 0.017 $5.50 $0.09 0.001 5
               
Percent Lost 10.93   Est. yield/acre 450     Cost/ Acre
            Foliar insecticide $53.26
Total Acres 210,000   Spray applications 6.592   At planting $7.80
            Bt use fees $0.00
      Cost + loss $27,592,841   Eradication $1.29
Total Bales lost 46,268         Scouting $5.60
Bales lost in dollars $13,325,062   Cost + loss/acre $131.39   Total $67.94